Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
Physical Review A
Pub Date
8-1988
Publisher
American Physical Society
Volume
38
Issue
4
First Page
1896
Abstract
This is the first of two papers that develop the theory of oscillatory spectra. When an atom is placed in a magnetic field, and the absorption spectrum into states close to the ionization threshold is measured at finite resolution, so that individual energy levels are not resolved, it is found that the absorption as a function of energy is a superposition of sinusoidal oscillations. These papers present a quantitative theory of this phenomenon. In this first paper, we describe the physical ideas underlying the theory in the simplest possible way, and we present our first calculations based upon the theory. In the second paper, the theory is developed in full detail, proofs of all of the assertions are given, and we describe the algorithm that was used to make the calculations.
Recommended Citation
Du, M. L. and Delos, John B., Effect of Closed Classical Orbits on Quantum Spectra: Ionization of Atoms in a Magnetic Field. I. Physical Picture and Calculations (1988). Physical Review A, 38(4), 1896-1912.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.38.1896
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.38.1896
